| millibar |
A unit of pressure which directly expresses the force exerted by the atmosphere. Equal to 1000 dynes/cm 2 or 100 pascals.
Ãâó: www.telemet.com/weather_gloss_m.htm
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| milliliter |
A unit of measurement equal to the 0.001 portion of a liter. (3)
Ãâó: www.shellfishquality.ca/glossary.htm
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| millirem |
A unit of radiation dose that is equivalent to one one-thousandth of a rem.
Ãâó: www.stoller-eser.com/Annuals/2003/AppendixE.htm
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| millirem |
One thousandth of a rem. Rems are a way to measure radiation according to the ability of the specific type of radiation to do damage to biological tissue. On the average, Americans receive about 360 millirem of radiation a year about 82% of which is from natural radiation, 15% from medical exposure, 3% from consumer products, and less than 1% from nuclear industry-related activities.
Ãâó: web.em.doe.gov/emprimer/appc.html
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| milligram |
One one thousandth (10 -3 ) of a gram.
Ãâó: www.arb.ca.gov/toxics/tac/appendxc.htm
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